John Stewart
The Board of Governors was briefed on the work of the Special Committee to Improve the Delivery of Legal Services and the Supreme Court’s Commission on Access to Civil Justice at its February 23 interim meeting.
The special committee, chaired by former Bar President John Stewart, was created a year ago by the Supreme Court and is charged with studying “whether and how the rules governing the practice of law in Florida may be revised to improve the delivery of legal services to Florida’s consumers and to assure Florida lawyers play a proper and prominent role in the provision of these services.”
Jan 22, 2021 By Gary Blankenship Senior Editor Top Stories
John Stewart
Moving to what its members know will be sensitive issues on fee sharing and law firm ownership, the Special Committee to Improve the Delivery of Legal Services is awaiting results from questions it has placed on the Bar’s annual membership survey.
The committee, at its January 14 meeting, discussed a wide range of issues, including sharing legal fees with nonlawyers and nonlawyer ownership of law firms.
Committee Chair and immediate past Bar President John Stewart said the committee is only discussing possibilities right now but said it will begin “putting meat on the bones” at its February and March meetings. Its final report is due to the Supreme Court and Bar Board of Governors by July 1.